Tie-plate for rails



W. M. OSBORN.

TIE PLATE FOR RAILS. LlcATloN HLEn1uLY16.19|9.

Patented Mm. 23, 1920. A

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WARREN M. OSBORN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGLNOR` 'IO CHICAGO MALLEABLECASTINGS COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

` TIE-PLATE ron RAILS.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, WARREN M. OsBonN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cookand State of Illinois,have invented certain :new and useful Improvementsin Tie-Plates for Rails, of which the following is a specification,refer ence being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to tie plates for f ilroad rails, its object beingto provide new and improved means for utilizing` the same plates forrails having bases of different or varying cross-sections or sizes.

rlhe invention consists oi the matters hereinafter described and thenpointed out in the claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of the plate and anassociated rail oi relatively small size with the spikes that engage therail base and their heeling pieces in position, parts being inperspective and broken away 'for convenience oi illustration g Fig. 2 isa detail sectional view on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one of the spike-heelers shown inFig. 2

Fig. 1-is a detail perspective view ot' a modified form of spike-heeler,and i Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view showing certain parts with theniodilied heeler piece in position. n

In the drawing the reference letter A rep resents the head ot a rail, Bits base, and C the web uniting the head and base.

The plate consists oi the usual body 5 provided near one side with anoverhanging flange 6 which extends the full length of the plate toengage the corresponding side of the rail base, and with spike holes 7outside the base of the flange to receive the spikes for tl i at sideoii the plate, the flange preferably making a drive-lit with the railbase. The plate also is provided near its opposite side with an abutmentS which is interrupted by the spike holes 9 to receive the usual spikes10 which are driven into the underlying tie to assist in holding therail on the plate. Each spike hole 9 is provided at its outer marginwith a spike-heeling lng 11 against which the heel or back portion ofthe spike abats when the spike is driven to place, soi that the spike isbuttressed against the strains arising from the tendency7 of the railsup the Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dial'. 23, 1920.

Application led July 16, 1919.

Serial No. 311,303.

to spread or tip sidewise. The inner faces of the lugs 11 are inclinedinwardly and downwardly so that as the spike is driven to place itwedges against the rail base.

The spike holes 9 are elongated in the cross'sectional line or width ofthe plate so that spikes maybe driven through them into the underlyingtie at different points or locations according to dillerences in thesize or crosssection of the rail base to hold it in position on theplate. The distance between the abutment 8 and the vertical wall of theflange 6 is sui'licient to accommodate the base of a large or heavy railof any standard Size or cross-section, say of a 90 pound rail, and whensuch rail is in position its base lls the space between these oppositeparts and the spikes for the holes 9 will pass through the outerportions oi these holes and 4abut against the heeling-lugs l1 with theirheads overlying the rail base. When a rail is used having a smallerbase, say a pound rail, its base being narrower than that of the heavierrail permits the spikes for the holes 9 to pass through the intermediateor inner portions of these holes, according to the width oi the railbase, and the spikes then will not abut against the heeling-lugs 11, andin order to heel them up I provide spikeheelers which maybe interposedbetween the spikes and the heelingelugs 11 and which when in positionwill act upon the spikes in the same manner and with the same effect asthe lugs themselves.

The spike-heelers 12 are individual pieces of metal adapted to beinserted in the outer portions of the elongated spike holes 9 and are ofsufficient cross-sectional area to fill gap that otherwise would existbetween a spike 10 and the lug 11, it heing obvious that they may bemade of ditferent sizes in this respect so that such gaps of varyingwidths may be filled according as the size of the rail base may vary. InFig. 1, for illustration, I show a spikeheeler 12 adapted to fill thegap caused by the decrease in width of the base of a 65 pound rail incomparison with the width of -arail base that itself would cause thespike lOmto be heeled by the lug 11. Preferably the spike heele-rsinterlock with the plate 5. In the form shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 theheeler is provided along the outer and lateral edges of its lower endwith suitable langes 13 and 14, respectively, which Y rest incorrespondingly countersunk portions of the outer and lateral walls ofthe lower ends of the spike holes. In this form the heelers are insertedinto the spike holes from below, and their fianges prevent them frombeing dislodged upwardly, while their lower ends are flush with thebottom of the plate and rest on the underlying tie, so that they areheld against accidental displacement. In the form shown in Figs; 4 and 5the heelery is plain at its lower end and is dropped into the spike holefrom above, and it is provided with intermediate lateral fianges 15which rest upon the upper ends of the walls of the spike holes, and alsowith an inner shoulder 16 upon which the spikehead bears, the heelerthus being held against accidental displacement.

The heelers 12 are correspondingly shaped upon their outer faces toconform to and t against the lugs 11, and their inner faces,

17 are4 preferably inclined inwardly and downwardly so that they exertan inwardly wedging action against the spikes when the latter arevdriven to place. When the plate is not provided with lugs 11 the heelers12 bear against the outer ends or walls of the spike holes 9.

In using the heelers they are placed in position in the outer ends ofthe spike holes, after the rail base is positioned under the flange 6,and the spikes 10 are then driven to place; the heelers wedge theopposite side of the vrail base in position beneath the fiange and abutagainst the spikes and heel them up in the same way as the lugs 1l.

I claim:

1. A tie platel for rails comprising a body having elongated spike holesextending transversely thereof, and spike heeling pieces fitting in theouter portions of the spike holes between the spikes and the outer wallsof the holes.

2. A tie plate for rails comprising a body having elongated spike holesextending transversely thereof, spike-heeling lugs at the outer marginsof said holes, and spikeheeling pieces tting in the outer portions ofthe spike holes between the spikes and the lugs.

3. A tie plate for rails comprising a body having elongated spike holesextending transversely thereof, and spike-heeling pieces fitting in theouter portions of the holes and having flanges coperating with the wallsof the spike holes.

4C. A tie plate for rails comprising a body having elongated spike holesextending transversely thereof, and spike-heeling pieces fitting in theouter portions of the holes and having fianges at their lower endscountersunk in the Walls of the spike holes.

5. A tie plate for rails comprising a lbody having elongated spike holesextending transversely thereof, a hw extending above the outer end ofeach hole, and spike-heeling pieces fitting between the spikes and lugs,and interlocking with the plates.

G. A tie plate for rails comprising a bod f, an overhanging flange toengage one side of the rail base, the body having elongated spike holesextending transversely thereof, a lug extending above the outer end ofeach hole, and a spike-heeling piece fitting between the lug and thespike in its corresponding hole, the lower end of the heeling piecehaving outer and lateral flanges, and the lower end of the spike-holebeing countersunk to receive the fianges.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WARREN M. OSBORN.

Witnesses J. MoRoBnnrs, NATHAN M. SHARPE.

